Interest rate hike would be a mistake despite stagnant inflation, says economist

Bank of England increases interest rates to 5.25% Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been warned not to increase interest rates despite ā€œdisappointingā€ data revealing inflation failed to fall in September in line with expectations. Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, argued that with a large inflation drop ā€œbaked inā€ […]

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‘Call a spade a spade!’ -Grant Shapps slams BBC to its face over Hamas language

Grant Shapps rows with BBC over refusal to call Hamas terrorists Defence Secretary Grant Shapps tackled the BBC head-on this morning over the ongoing row about them refusing to label Hamas fighters as ā€˜terroristsā€™. Mr Shappsā€™s tense confrontation is just the latest example of mass public pressure, following seven former Culture secretaries signing a joint letter to the corporation last […]

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Israel Orders Complete Siege Of Gaza As Rocket Attacks Continue

Israel has started implementing complete siege of Gaza Strip as deadly rocket attacks by Palestinian militants continued for the third day. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told media that he has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip, and that no electricity, food, or fuel will be delivered to the enclave. Israel controls the passage of goods through its […]

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Supreme Court told Rwanda is ‘less attractive place’ but safe to deport migrants

Rwanda is ā€œless attractiveā€ than the UK but is still ā€œsafeā€ to deport asylum seekers to, the Government told the Supreme Court yesterday. Lawyers acting for the Home Office opened the Governmentā€™s challenge to a Court of Appeal ruling in June that the multi-million-pound deal to deport asylum seekers to the east African nation was unlawful. Yesterday, Sir James Eadie […]

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Terrified Humza Yousaf says he cannot sleep over fear for wife’s parents in Gaza

Humza Yousaf has said his parents-in-law are “trapped” in Gaza after visiting family, leaving him worried if they will “make it through the night”. The parents of Humza Yousaf’s wife Nadia El-Nakla were in Gaza visiting family when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel this weekend, killing hundreds, according to reports. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Mr Yousaf said: […]

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Lee Anderson mocks Diane Abbott over Labour meltdown with ten-word swipe

Diane Abbott sorry after suggesting that Jews don’t face racism Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson has brutally mocked attempts by leftwingers at Labour’s conference in Liverpool to force Sir Keir Starmer to allow Corbynista Diane Abbott back into the parliamentary party. The hard-left MP for Hackney North who was Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Home Secretary was thrown out after she sent […]

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